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Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

In research, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,069 of 12,888 worldwide), Food Science (#53 of 492 worldwide) and Engineering (#882 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology, Food Science and Statistics and Probability — Animal Science and Zoology is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,198
of 28,054 · #1,678 all time
Rank in Iran
#15
of 301
Research works
23k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
342k
14.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Ferdowsi University of Mashhad known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,069 of 12,888 16.2%2,548 #1349
Food ScienceSubfield #53 of 492 31.8%132 #103
EngineeringField #882 of 6,636 16.2%1,052 #866
Social SciencesDomain #1,626 of 10,521 23.6%658 #1915
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #539 of 3,409 22.4%533 #864
Life SciencesDomain #1,235 of 7,800 20.7%862 #2689
Health SciencesDomain #2,123 of 11,982 15.0%406 #3454
Environmental ScienceField #748 of 3,551 21.2%277 #1088
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #214 of 896 20.4%156 #336
Plant ScienceSubfield #387 of 1,395 20.3%229 #758

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ferdowsi University of Mashhad sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,349 #1,069
  2. Food Science#103 #53
  3. Engineering#866 #882
  4. Social Sciences#1,915 #1,626
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#864 #539
  6. Life Sciences#2,689 #1,235
  7. Health Sciences#3,454 #2,123
  8. Environmental Science#1,088 #748
  9. Civil and Structural Engineering#336 #214
  10. Plant Science#758 #387
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Ferdowsi University of Mashhad specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 42.1 works4.3×
  2. Food ScienceSubfield · 132.4 works3.9×
  3. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 35.8 works3.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 533 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 221 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 42 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 52 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.39× its world share, 37 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.29× its world share, 161 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 337 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 77 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.43× its world share, 100 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.57× its world share, 1,052 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 277 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.86× its world share, 291 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.19× its world share, 115 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.01× its world share, 101 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 298 worksMedicineNursing: 1.74× its world share, 38 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.29× its world share, 20 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 54 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 129 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 70 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 84 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 113 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 208 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad?

Ranked on the composite score, Hamid Ejtehadi, Javad Sadeh and Mahmoud Naghibzadeh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.

  1. 1 Hamid Ejtehadi Iran · #66,612 worldwide 269 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Javad Sadeh Iran · #76,396 worldwide 296 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Mahmoud Naghibzadeh Iran · #120,565 worldwide 256 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Behrooz Hassani Iran · #121,190 worldwide 250 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Javad Abolfazli Esfahani Iran · #125,670 worldwide 443 citations · 67 works
  6. 6 Seyed Abdolkarim Sajjadi Iran · #131,615 worldwide 315 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Mohammad Monfared Iran · #141,428 worldwide 233 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Ehsan Roohi Iran · #172,183 worldwide 336 citations · 66 works
  9. 9 Majid Oloomi Buygi Iran · #184,147 worldwide 151 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Mohsen Kahani Iran · #188,226 worldwide 210 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Which keywords describe research at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Biomedical Applications, Nanomaterials, Nanocomposites, Catalysis, Antioxidant, Climate Change and Antioxidant Activity.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanoparticles159▲ 2.8×41 topics
  2. Climate Change155▲ 1.29×79 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications137▲ 2.6×33 topics
  4. Deep Learning133◆ 0.87×74 topics
  5. Machine Learning128◆ 0.87×77 topics
  6. Nanomaterials116▲ 2.5×19 topics
  7. Renewable Energy105▲ 1.63×37 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties102▲ 2.3×35 topics
  9. Nanocomposites99▲ 2.7×22 topics
  10. Environmental Impact95▲ 1.25×44 topics
  11. Antioxidant93▲ 3.0×47 topics
  12. Catalysis92▲ 3.1×27 topics
  13. Antioxidant Activity89▲ 3.1×30 topics
  14. Sustainability88▼ 0.81×63 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress81◆ 1.11×55 topics
  16. Neural Networks77◆ 1.11×35 topics
  17. Remote Sensing74▲ 1.34×31 topics
  18. Graphene70▲ 2.3×12 topics
  19. Heat Transfer68▲ 3.1×16 topics
  20. Drug Delivery65▲ 2.7×15 topics
  21. Tissue Engineering64▲ 2.4×12 topics
  22. Energy Efficiency62▲ 1.47×32 topics
  23. Artificial Neural Networks56▲ 2.6×9 topics
  24. Metal-Organic Frameworks50▲ 2.7×5 topics
  25. Antimicrobial49▲ 3.9×13 topics
  26. Antioxidants49▲ 2.5×15 topics
  27. Toxicity49▲ 2.5×19 topics
  28. Health Benefits45▲ 3.1×15 topics
  29. Polyphenols44▲ 5.6×6 topics
  30. Hydrocolloids40▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Numerical Simulation39▲ 3.0×12 topics
  32. Anti-inflammatory38▲ 3.0×25 topics
  33. Rheological Properties37▲ 4.7×6 topics
  34. Vibration Analysis37▲ 3.1×7 topics
  35. Probiotics37▲ 3.5×6 topics
  36. Phenolic Compounds35▲ 4.2×9 topics
  37. Buckling Behavior32▲ 9.6×2 topics
  38. Lipid Oxidation31▲ 6.7×2 topics
  39. Molecular Structure28▲ 6.2×4 topics
  40. Emulsions27▲ 8.9×2 topics

Which research topics does Ferdowsi University of Mashhad publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Proteins in Food Systems, Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization, Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging and Polysaccharides Composition and Applications.

Proteins in Food Systems23Proteins in Food Systems: 23 fractional worksComposite Structure Anal…20Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization: 20 fractional worksNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging: 20 fractional worksPolysaccharides Composition and Applications: 17 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 17 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 17 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 17 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…16Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 16 fractional worksMembrane Separation Technologies: 16 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 16 fractional works
Food ScienceMechanics of MaterialsBiomaterialsAnimal Science and Zoology4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 23 works
  2. 2 Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization Mechanics of Materials 20 works
  3. 3 Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Biomaterials 20 works
  4. 4 Polysaccharides Composition and Applications Food Science 17 works
  5. 5 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 17 works
  6. 6 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 17 works
  7. 7 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 17 works
  8. 8 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 16 works
  9. 9 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 16 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 16 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ferdowsi University of Mashhad's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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